Lunch and Learn" Feb 20

Presenting your Project to the class

Create a flipped classroom environment with your own powerpoints! Movenote makes it easy for you to present your presentation without having to have any special software.

Have your students use move note when making presentations Its great for shy students to present in front of the whole class, or large groups.  Students can create a presentation in google drive and then save it as a pdf. You can upload jpegs, pdf’s or video files. Students can also record themselves while talking about the subject with the laptops. Check it out at www. movenote.org

20 Questions 2.0 in today’s United States History Classrooms

20 Questions 2.0 in today’s United States History Classrooms

At Google 20 Summit I heard of this amazing idea that was sweeping the country. We all have heard about being able to connect via skype with classrooms across the world, but what do you say? What are you going to talk about? What about playing a game?  Classrooms are playing 20 questions with each other from across the country on skype and google hangout. What is the question you ask? Well they are trying to guess what state you're from!

This sounds like a blast no matter your age group. TechNinjaTodd told me the idea at his keynote speech at the Google 20 Summit. Todd suggest you make sure you try to hide your accent! Don’t say things like ya’ll it gives Texas away every time!! Also be sure to hide your state flag! Check out more about Mystery Skypes on Skypes website. Skype gives you the tools to connect with other teachers who would like to play a game of mystery skype!

Top 100 Art Ipad Apps

Here is a great list of ipad apps used in the art room. These apps were suggested by art teachers around the globe. Feel free to vote or add apps to the list!

The Best iPad Apps in Art Education

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hAPPy Friday!

One of the most beloved ipad Apps in the Art room by teacher and students alike is the ipottery app.

I introduced this app last year to students for a Greek history lesson. We watched a Greek artist throw pottery on a wheel . Then I gave student to chance to digitally create their own pottery. It walks students threw the whole pottery process, with out the mess! This app has some magic power that instantly soothes students by the classroom! I think its the soothing bird sounds that softly play in the background. 

You can get the app for free and it has an available upgrade. I currently have a the free app. 

Its also available for most phone and tablet devices. 

http://www.idreams.pl/en/our-products/show/product/21-Lets-Create-Pottery 

http://www.idreams.pl/en/our-products/show/product/21-Lets-Create-Pottery

A good read in the Art & Science room!

Allowing students to explore the science behind color that they can see is fun and interactive with Exploratoriums free iPad app Color Uncovered. 

I allowed students to explore this app on their own. They quickly became consumed by the e-book's experiments that allow students to see the with their own eyes the power of color. After students read the eBook they answered a couple of opened questions on Edmodo.
You will need a cd case, white index cards and some drops of water available. I was a little worried about letting water get anywhere near the ipads, but it was well worth it! I had a small dish of water and let students dip their finger into the water and put a drop on their screen. Then students could easily use a tissue or their sleeve to soak up the drop of water.  When I have free apps this app is still a regularly visited. 

Download it at the iTunes App Store.

If your students are looking for more optical illusions after reading this  Ebook  check The Exploratoriums website out http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/staff_picks/optical_illusions

Ways to Make your Ipad Cart Easy to Manage

As I start the new school year I eagerly look forward to when the class set of iPad roll into my art room! As I patiently wait, I want to share with you a few tips I learned last year.

 1. Use a Rules and Guidelines Lock page 

 Make your rules and guidelines easy to find. I created a Lock page with our rules so its the first thing students see when the turn on the iPad. I would love to share with you my lock page for free to use in your classroom! My design won a District High Five award and will be used across my district! I have also include a easy to use QR code!  Which makes it easy for you to load the Lock page and backgrounds to your class set of iPad s. Simply use any Qr code reader on your i pads to come directly to this page. Then click on the images you would like to save to the iPad's.

 2. Assign students to an Ipad for accountability 
Most iPad sets I have seen have been numbered. My iPad set has a tiny number on the back. I wish I had a nickle every time a student flipped the iPad to the back to see its number. So why not make it easy on yourself and your students by using a Numbered Background! I created a numbered background that matches my iPad Lock page. You could also Google image search the number and use the image as a background. Having a easy to see number allows you to double check that students are using the correct iPad a all times. So when iPad number 4 is found left on the desk and not in the iPad cart, you know which student to talk too. Click here to view the class set of Numbers You can also take this a step further by creating a custom background for each iPad with the students name on it.

 3.  Know how to Lock a student into an App
This was a life saver last year! You can lock students into an app using the Guided access feature. To set this up go to your settings>General>Accessibility> Guided Access> ON> Set Passcode.
I had the same passcode for all of my iPads and I just kept it very secure! I didn't want to have to change it on all 30 iPads! Then when the student is getting off task you can click the home screen button 3 times and it will ask you if you want to turn  on the guided access.  Then when you want to leave the app you will enter in the password.

 4. Create folders for your Apps

Take some time and create folders for your apps. Technology is great but when your trying to teach a lesson and a student is tempted to play chopsticks or take a couple of selfies it takes away from your lesson objectives! I created folders to make it clear which apps students can use and when. Some of the labels i use are; Free Time, Restricted, 3D Art, Drawing and EDU. Then when we use the iPads I let them know which folders they can access for their projects. The Restricted folder includes the messaging, Gmail, settings, notes, and other default apps that students do not need to access.  To create a folder simply select an app and hold it until you can move it. Then slide over another app that you would like it to be in a folder with. The folder will be created automatically and then you can rename it.  I will be asking my best behaved class to help me with this task!



What do you do to make your life easier with an iPad cart?

hAPPy Friday! : Class Dogo

Forget the Behavior Folders, that's low tech and lets face it they get lost! With class about to start why don't you try out something new? Class Dojo is a classroom management tool. You can access it threw your computer or ipad or any smart device. What I love about it is that you can focus on the good behavior of your students more than the bad.  Each student gets a little critter and the critter is given good points or taken points away.



http://www.classdojo.com/share/

iPad classroom management Free Lock page Wall Papers!

I recently created a lockpage for my district iPads. I wanted to share with you a iPad lockpage that you can use in your classroom for free!  I have also include a easy to use QR code! Which makes it easy for you to load the Lock page and backgrounds to your class set of iPads. Simply use any Qr code reader on your ipads to come directly to this page. Then click on the images you would like to save to the ipad.

Get to this page fast on another device by using this QR code!

 Click here to view the class set of Numbers